KEVIN Bond is keen to put talk of his future on the back-burner as he channels his efforts into keeping Cherries in League One. Bond, whose contract is due for renewal in the summer, says he is more concerned with giving his full attention to Cherries
BOSS Kevin Bond admits Cherries must find an instant cure for their recent bout of travel sickness as they prepare to hit the road to Rotherham. Bond's charges have earned some temporary relief in their battle to avoid the drop after registering back-to-back
PHIL Simkin is among the names to have been thrown into the Wimborne Town mix, but the Hamworthy United boss has insisted he is "perfectly happy" where he is. Hammers, who travel to Downton tomorrow, are languishing in mid-table, but with the constant
AFTER the disappointment of losing at Belle Vue on Monday on Sky Sports, I was delighted with the way the Castle Cover Pirates bounced back with a 24-point win against Ipswich on Wednesday. It could be argued that the Suffolk club were missing the sadly
STEPHEN Purches is desperate to erase the memory of his Millmoor nightmare as he looks to help Cherries take a giant step towards League One survival. Purches is on Saturday likely to be one of only four survivors in the starting line-up from Cherries
FIRMS are leaving themselves wide open to fraud if they fail to protect their workers' mobile phones and other handheld devices, it is feared. Fraudsters' methods include: Bluetooth pairing attacks - whereby an attacker gains full access to the memory
THE parents of an 18-year-old Poole man have lodged an official complaint against police officers who are said to have handcuffed him and strapped his legs behind his back after he was wrongly suspected of a violent crime. John Jewell, of Patchins Road
DIPSY! Tinky Winky! Laa-Laa! And Po! If you're already singing the next line to the song (or groaning with recognition) you're probably the parent of a child born during the 1990s. Yes, it's 10 years since the Fab Four appeared on our screens, with their
A SPECIALIST in road traffic law has called on the government to give more discretion to courts following the revelation that more than a million motorists are within one offence of losing their licences. David Williams of Ellis Jones Solicitors spoke
MOTORISTS, cyclists and pedestrians in Purbeck will soon be urged to sign a special safety pledge designed to help prevent serious road accidents. After consultation, Purbeck Community Partnership discovered that residents' main concern was cars speeding
CLOUDS of uncertainty which gathered over Blandford tourist information centre following a failed bid for town council funding are lifting with renewed talks between civic and tourism chiefs. Saved from closure last year when cash-strapped North Dorset
AM I the only person who can't stand the TV game show Deal or No Deal? I've got to the point now that when I see it on TV, I have this sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach, as if something has died - like decent game shows. I mean what is the appeal
VANDALS destroyed years of voluntary work in a matter of minutes when they ran riot in a renovated Bournemouth community park. They struck on Wednesday night at the Moore Avenue Community Park in West Howe. Voluntary staff woke up to find 100 bulbs
HANDS off Slades Farm - that was the message from those invited to an early planning session on ideas to improve the public park. The meeting at Bournemouth Learning Centre was the first of three "early planning sessions" organised by Bournemouth Borough
A MINI referendum is to be held in Colehill to resolve a row over replacing a roadside seat missing since the end of last year. The bench in Pilford Heath Road was removed by the owners of the adjacent property, who claimed it was the catalyst for their
HE LED the ferocious Lions who tore apart packs of Springboks and Kiwis in South Africa and New Zealand. In the 1970s, South Africa's Springbok rugby team had a fearsome reputation as the world's most physically intimidating team. For years they had
WE thought it was all over - it is now. Bashley are believed to be the first semi-professional or professional club in the country to become champions of their league after coming from behind to claim victory at Hillingdon Borough. Needing just a point
POOLE Pirates' Elite League meeting at Peterborough tonight has been called off. See tomorrow's Echo for a full preview of Friday's meeting at Coventry.
COUNCIL will decide on the controversial casino development in Bournemouth town centre on Monday. After a three hour meeting the planning board voted to put the issue before a full Bournemouth Borough Council meeting on April 2. Planning board members
TRADERS in Christchurch say they welcome civic proposals to replace the planned loss of spaces at a busy town centre car park, but wish that more parking bays could be created. The town's Chamber of Trade says that local businesses have been pushing
MORE strikes could be on the way at the New Forest's libraries as a dispute over job cuts continues. Unison's two-day library strike last week was well-supported in the New Forest with Fordingbridge, New Milton and Lyndhurst libraries shut both days.
BARCLAY'S potential move to Bournemouth came a step closer last night when the town's council gave the green light for officers to proceed with negotiations over the sale of Cotlands Road car park. The site, near the Lansdowne, has been identified as
A SERIOUSLY ill woman with a suspected broken leg had to be rescued by fork-lift truck from her New Forest home. Betty Horsfall, 75, was trapped in her first floor bedroom in the former servants' quarters attached to Carrington Manor, Milford-on-Sea.
A SEAL pup found on the brink of death on a Dorset beach having been abandoned by her mother is back in the open sea today after a five-month rescue operation. Narla the grey seal was just 48 hours old when she was discovered by a walker lying motionless
A MAYOR is claiming nearly £4,000 in public money to pay for clothes and trips to the hairdresser, according to a solicitor's letter obtained by the Daily Echo. Ferndown mayor Liz Stevens is also considering legal action against members of her own town
THE casino development planned for Bournemouth is hanging in the balance as planners prepare to reach a decision today. Yesterday the House of Lords voted against govern-ment plans for a super-casino in Manchester and 16 smaller casinos around the country
SUCCESS is sweet - truly scrumptious in fact, when you find yourself treading the boards in a lavish West End musical production. Two local children Fraser Jenkins and Jessica Greenham were among 400 wannabes who queued from as early as 5am in freezing
Michael Ball, BIC Michael Ball has been plagued by illness during his tour. His Bristol show was cancelled and there was a trace of chestiness in his voice last night. But what a trooper he proved, packing every last ounce of energy and zest for performing
Pirate Ship Quintet, Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone FOUR tracks in the entire set describe how epic Pirate Ship Quintet are. Despite the name, five instrumental members - including a BSO cellist - add layer upon layer of sounds resulting in a massive crescendo
BSO, Lighthouse, Poole An American in Poole may not have quite the same cache as An American in Paris, but when it's Marin Alsop whooping it up with the biggest goddamn jazz band in the country, the sound was mighty fine. James P. Johnson's Victory
HAMPSHIRE-BASED B&Q has reported a 21.8 per cent drop in retail profit to £162.9 million for the year to February 3. The fall in profit reflected lower sales and a flat gross margin rate compared with last year. Sales were down 1.7 per cent to £3.9
THE National Trust has apologised for distressing neighbours in Purbeck after culling 15 goats when a trial grazing project failed. The trust had rescued 18 British feral goats from the abattoir to see if it could use them as part of its heathland restoration
SERGEY Darkin has admitted he is not angry at being dropped by Pirates so early in the season. He added it was also his own fault because he hadn't been able to put in the necessary on-track practice time before tapes went up on the campaign. The Russian
MATT Ford has stressed some Pirates' fans have "become very unforgiving" in their pursuit of success after dropping Sergey Darkin and bringing in Craig Watson. The Poole Castle Cover chief took the decision to axe the Russian after he failed to score
